Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly
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Application No.: US17230468Application Date: 2021-04-14
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Publication No.: US11686406B2Publication Date: 2023-06-27
- Inventor: Matthew Thomas Sutterfield , Ian Matthew Gilliam
- Applicant: Mueller International, LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
- Current Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Taylor English Duma LLP
- Main IPC: F16K41/02
- IPC: F16K41/02 ; F16K27/08 ; F16K5/06 ; F16K27/02 ; F16K41/14

Abstract:
Example aspects of a method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly and a method of manufacturing a bonnet and stuffing box assembly are disclosed. The method of using a bonnet and stuffing box assembly can comprise providing a stuffing box, a bonnet, a bushing assembly, and a stem, the stuffing box and the bonnet defining an assembly bore, the bushing assembly received in the assembly bore, the bushing assembly defining a bushing bore, and the stem received through the bushing bore; sealing the stem relative to the bushing assembly to prohibit fluid flow through the bushing bore; sealing the bushing assembly relative to the bonnet to prohibit fluid flow through the assembly bore; and turning the stem relative to the bushing assembly, bonnet, and stuffing box to actuate a valve.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210231232A1 METHOD OF USING A BONNET AND STUFFING BOX ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-07-29
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